Recent Posts in Firearms Category
Posted on Jan 4, 2019 By David Thomas
TRENDS IN THE LAW SERIES: Cases on the Horizon in the High Court The 2018-2019 term of the Supreme Court of the United States has already had some noteworthy cases—Gamble v. U.S. is one such ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2018 By David Thomas
The following is an installment in our Trends in the Law series, which focuses on new and emerging technologies, areas or movements in the law. A RETIRED JUSTICE SPEAKS OUT In a rare public outreach, ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2017 By David Thomas
Here we go again. Another scene of bloody carnage. Another horrific act of what would have been unthinkable violence only a decade ago, but violence which has become all too common in recent years. So ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2017 By David Thomas
THE TERROR OF TERRORISM The mood in the country today is anxious, tending toward frightened. We are bombarded by news of terrorist threats and acts around the world. We are confronted with travel ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2016 By David Thomas
TRAGEDY IN NEW ORLEANS In yet another example of a traffic situation escalating out of control and resulting in tragedy, former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was killed late Saturday night ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2015 By David Thomas
KIDS KILLING KIDS It happened again. This time, the gun was obtained illegally by Michael Santiago, a former Chicago gang member who felt he needed protection for himself and his family after ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2014 By David Thomas
On March 20, 2014, the Georgia legislature passed a bill that if signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal, will become part of the state's Safe Carry Protection Act. The proposed law expands the ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2013 By David Thomas
On October 21, 2013, a 12 year old student at Sparks Middle School in Nevada allegedly shot and killed a popular math teacher and wounded two classmates before turning the gun on himself. Authorities ...
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